SBA Updates COVID Programs
By Brent E. Donnelly, District Director – Montana U.S. Small Business Administration Information on the COVID programs through SBA continues…
Category: Government
Chamber Continues Focus on Crime, Other Legislative Issues
By Billings Chamber of Commerce, Billings Chamber of Commerce When we asked our membership last June about policy priorities for…
Banking Regs Problematic
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, an independent bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury, has…
Governor’s BIG Jobs Act Gets Big Support
Business leaders, farmers, ranchers, and other stakeholders testified on Feb. 9 in support of Governor Greg Gianforte’s Business Investment Grows…
Governor Awaits Arrival of SB65 to Lift Mask Mandates
Governor Greg Gianforte signed on Wednesday the bill that he said had to pass in order for him to lift…
Abatements Incentivize Business
Since 1994, Yellowstone County and the City of Billings have been giving businesses a boost to start and to grow,…
Horseracers Present Plan for Metra
A proposal for a multi-use grandstand facility that would also accommodate horseracing in the same location as the recently removed…
Could Have Been Worse, 2021 Looks Promising
As bad as it was, the experience of other states shows that it could have been much worse for Montana.…
Around the State, COVID Impact Much the Same
The economic impact of government imposed regulations due to the COVID-19 virus was much the same in every corner of…
Family Fights on After 30 Years in Bureaucratic Purgatory
How long should an American have to wait for the wheels of justice to turn – 5 years? 20 years?…